Leicester, earl of: is appointed by Queen Elizabeth lieutenant-general of the English forces in the Netherlands, and on the 19th of December 1585 arrives and assumes duty, [102]; conduct of, 102 to [106]; in December 1587 leaves the Netherlands, [106]
Lepanto: battle of, [82]
Leyden: first siege of, [73]; second siege and heroic defence of from the 26th of May to the 3rd of October 1574, when the city is relieved by Admiral Boisot, 74, 75, and [76]
Liege, province of: particulars concerning, 51, 52, and [154]
Lille, with Douai and Orchies, Artois, and Hainaut, provinces of: on the 17th of May 1579 are reconciled to Philippe II, and for ever lost to the patriot cause, [88]
Synoptical Index.
van Linschoten, Jan Huyghen: in 1583 goes to India in the service of the archbishop of Goa, [118]; and remains there until January 1589, [119]; after his return to Holland publishes sailing directions, a description of the Indies, &c., which serve as guides for his countrymen, ib.; in 1594 accompanies Willem Barendszoon in his first polar voyage, [117]
Louis of Nassau, brother of William prince of Orange: death of in battle, [74]
Maastricht: siege and destruction of by Alexander Farnese, [91]
Madura: is visited by the first Dutch expedition to India, [123]